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5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The Spirit Management Killed Spirit Airlines Issue
Spirit Airlines filed for Chapter 7 leading X to try to assign political blame. Elizabeth Warren was wrong to brag about blocking the Jet Blue deal and crowing that it was a win for the Biden Administration, but was there something else going on as well? We provide a completely different view free from partisan … Read more
WSJ Confirming Apple as an Intel Customer
The WSJ is reporting that Intel and Apple have reached an agreement for Apple to use Intel’s Foundry business for chip making. It’s not clear yet which chips Intel will make for which Apple products. Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported talks between the sides, something that had been a rumored open secret for months. The … Read more
5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – The Strait Goes Viral Issue
After a year-long travel adventure, I’ve returned from Tokyo to New York. I expect to be in the NYC/CT area for the next month or so. I intend to re-rent out my house and then depart for another year of living and working in different countries. This life suits me. I’ll publish an update at … Read more
The Strait of Hormuz Reverse Uno Card
When Raji Khabbaz and I were running Silver Arrow Investment Management, whenever we were trying to figure out why something happened, he was unsatisfied the explanation that people are sometimes stupid and institutions are often stupid. He correctly thought that people usually have a good reason (at least to them) for doing something even if … Read more
Post Hoc Analysis
As before, anything I write regarding the situation in Iran is based on what I believe to be true right now. None of us know how accurate any individual report is. Every party involved has an incentive to shape opinions regardless of what’s really happening on the ground. Again, I’ve seen videos claiming to show … Read more
Looking at the Downside
It’s been a volatile few days. Let’s recap: The Federal Reserve: I continue to believe the market is overestimating the impact Fed Chair nominee, Warsh, could have on the economy and the markets. Last week, there was reasonable fear that Warsh would be hawkish (favoring higher interest rates). I’m skeptical of that take, despite … Read more